KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 10: Perry Jones III #1 of the Baylor Bears reacts in the second half against the Missouri Tigers during the championship game of the 2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at Sprint Center on March 10, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Perry Jones has heard all the doubts about him. He does not share them, but he can list them as if reading the harshest criticisms offered from the grumpiest scout.

"I know I have a lot of questions in the air," Jones said, before listing them in the draft combine media session. "I don't have a motor. I'm too laid back. I don't have any energy. I get too down on myself when I miss shots."

In a first round particularly crowded with players with intriguing and still confounding combinations of potential and question marks, Jones could be considered the most unpredictable, with the greatest gulf between upside and warning signs.

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Jones shows no concern that he will live up to his ample ability. At 6-11, 235, he so quick and agile he has said he might be best used as a small forward. If he did not seem to battle enough inside as a Baylor sophomore, he said he is at his best from 15 to 18 feet anyway. He said he will be a more determined scorer in the NBA, more confident in his shot. Most of all, he said the workouts with teams this month were a chance to demonstrate an intensity that had been in doubt.

"I can show that I'm not the person they think I am," he said. "Show I have a motor. Show that I can get out there in workouts and just bring all the energy I can to the floor.

"I sacrificed a lot in college, gave up a lot of things such as scoring because I thought I had other people on my team that can score. I realize now, it doesn't matter who I'm playing with. I should always be able to do what I can do and that's score."

He said he is confident in his shot and will be determined to shoot his way out of the tough times.

"It's something that's not my strength, but I can make it a strength," Jones said. "All I can do is work on it. That's what I've been doing when I'm working out. Don't get down on myself when I miss a shot. That's what the great players do. Keep shooting. Keep shooting. They have confidence in themselves. I believe my confidence has grown since I left school."

Robinson will follow Davis quickly, potentially with the next pick, and Henson will also likely be gone by the time the Rockets are on the clock with the 14th and 16th picks Thursday. But Jones believes he can bring similar qualities.

"I believe I can help a franchise turn around," he said. "Hopefully somebody will have faith in me just like I have confidence in myself.

"I want to be an All- Star. I want to be talked about like Kevin Durant, LeBron James. That's what motivates me. I want to be that type of player."

Rockets' needs:Luis Scola has been frequently mentioned in trade possibilities but is coming off a solid season. The Rockets expect a bounce-back season from Patrick Patterson following a second ankle procedure. Donatas Motiejunas, a first-round pick last season, is expected to sign in the first week of July.